Intersection Murals

There’s an intersection along a neighborhood greenway near me that I thought might be a cool place to paint an intersection mural. (Not that I have any experience with large scale painting lol) I wrote up a loose proposal for our neighborhood safety grant program, but the organizer wasn’t confident it would be accepted. I reached out to the city and staff told me that there is interest in painted intersections from Council but it’s low priority… so an actual project proposal might be enough to prompt the city adopting a policy. I did research on guidance from non-profit / community organizations and jurisdictions in the PNW, and rounded up some sample projects / case studies. These are much more expensive than I realized, many costing $15k in paint alone, plus other supplies and traffic control, and that’s assuming a donated design and volunteer labor. You could probably limit costs by designing a mural with less coverage, though I’m not sure how much is needed to be effective. They…